Texas Instruments announced a long-term collaboration with Delta Electronics to create next-generation electric vehicle (EV) onboard charging and power solutions. This work will leverage both companies' research and development capabilities in power management and power delivery in a joint innovation laboratory in Pingzhen, Taiwan. Together, TI and Delta aim to optimize power density, performance and size to accelerate the realization of safer, faster-charging and more affordable EVs.

Three phases of development for next-generation automotive power solutions: Phase one for the collaboration focuses on Delta's development of a lighter-weight, cost-effective 11kW onboard charger, using TI's latest C2000? real-time microcontrollers (MCUs) and TI's proprietary active electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter products. The companies are working together using TI's products to reduce the charger's size by 30% while achieving up to 95% power conversion efficiency.

In phase two, TI and Delta will leverage the latest C2000 real-time MCUs for automotive applications to enable automakers to achieve automotive safety integrity levels (ASILs) up to ASIL D, which represents the strictest automotive safety requirements. Highly integrated automotive isolated gate drivers will further enhance the power density of onboard chargers, while also minimizing overall solution size. In phase three, the two companies will collaborate to develop the next generation of automotive power solutions, capitalizing on TI's more than 10 years of experience in developing and manufacturing products with gallium nitride (GaN) technology.